AMRITSAR, Aug. 17 -- The police on Sunday claimed to have foiled a terror plot to target a police establishment with the recovery of a 690-gm improvised explosive device (IED), an electronic detonator, battery, timer and an iron box packed in a wax-wrapped packet on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

Director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the explosive material was handled as per established security protocols and defused by the bomb disposal squad. "The Amritsar rural police have foiled a design of anti-national elements and averted a potential threat to public safety," he said.

The DGP said that further investigation was underway to identify and apprehend those behind the plot.

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